Farm-gate



T. HUSTON. FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEQFh 1919.

1,341,905. Patented Jul 1e 1,1920.

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THOMAS HUSTON, OF KQKOMO, IlNDIANAf FARM-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed December 1, 1919. Serial No. 341,631.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HUsToN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to gates, and particularly to farm gates.

The purpose of my invention is the provision of a simple and inexpensive farm gate having means for holding one end of the gate in suspension, such means being adjustable to vary the height of the gate so as to permit the ready opening thereof under adverse conditions, such as when snow accumulates beneath. the gate.

I will describe one form of gate embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view showing in side elevation one form of gate embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 3 3' of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A designates generally a gate comprised of horizontally disposed rails 15 which are held in parallel spaced relation by end rails 16 and 16 Associated with the rear end rail 16 is a brace rail 17, a nd intermediate the ends of the rails 15 is a second brace rail 18.

The gate A is of the swinging type, and is braced in open or closed position by means of posts P and P. These posts I and are of rectangular formation in cross section and are arranged in diiferent vertical planes at the same time being spaced apart so as to slidabl accommodate the gate A. The upper encs of the posts are connected by short bars 19, such bars eX- tending downwardly of the posts and being arranged in spaced parallel relation, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The bars 19 support a suspension block B and permit longitudinal adjustment of the latter thereon through the medium of grooves 20, which are formed in the upper side of the bars and slidably receive the block B. As illustrated to advantage in Fig. 1, the block B is of substantially wedge-shape in side elepension by means of the wire loop W, and

that the height of'the rear end of the gate may be varied in accordance with the position of the upper end of the wire loop within the block B. That is to say, if the wire loop reposes in the notch 21 at the thick end of the block, the gateA will be elevated to the maximum height to which this suspension means is capable of supporting the gate. However, as the wire loop is advanced toward the forward end of the block B, the rear end of the gateis lowered.

In the closed position of the gate A its forward end bears against a post P, the opposite sides of the latter being provided with plates 23 which look the gate against lateral movement in its closed position. The lower end of the gate A rests upon a supportin plate 24:, its rear end being curved to facilitate the moving of the gate to its closed position. The gate is latched in closed position by means of a latch 25 which in the present instance comprises an L-shaped rod that is rotatably mounted within the post P and is adapted to embrace the end rail 16 thus preventing rearward movement of the gate with respect to the post P To balance the gate so that its lower edge will normally lie in a horizontal plane, I provide a weight T which in the present instance is in the form of a box that is secured to the gate at a point rearwardly of the wire loop W, as shown in Fig. 1 and is adapted to be filled with a sufiicient quantity of stone so that the weights upon opposite sides of the loop are made equal. This arrangement obviously reduces the wear of the movable parts and facilitates the manipulation of the gate.

WVhen it is desired to open the gate, the latch 25 is moved to releasing position and the gate, is then pushed rearwardly, swinging about the upper end of the wire loop W as a center. When the gate has been moved suliiciently to clear the plates 23, it

may then be swung laterally to the open position, it bein understood that the rela tive positions 0 the posts P and P permit this movement, and when the gate is in the open position its sides will engage the confronting sides of the posts.

In order to facilitate the closing of the gate, or more particularly to facilitate the longitudinal mavement thereof, so as .to engage the plates 28, the notch 22 is formed its respective. rail 15 at a point rearwardly of the upper end of the wire loop W so that the loop W is at all times disposed on an incline with relation to the vertical. With this arrangement, the gate is caused to be biased toward the post P thus materially assisting in the closing of the gate and efiecting a proper seating of the same in its closed position.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of gate embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of. the invention or the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a pair of spaced posts within one of the notches of said block and the notch of said rail.

4. In combination, a pair of posts, a gate working between said posts, a wedge-shaped block adjustable on said posts and formed at intervals with notches, said gate being formed with a notch and a wire loop trained about said block and said gate in a manner to engage one of the notches of said block and the notch of said gate.

5. In combination, a pair of posts, a gate adapted to work between said posts, a pair of bars secured to the upper ends of said posts and spaced apart and formed .with grooves, a block of wedge shaped formation, having sliding fit within said grooves and notched on its upper edge at spaced intervals, and a wire loop embracing said block and gate and interposed between said. bars and adapted to be disposed within'any one of said notches, said gate being formed with a notch at such a point so as to receive the lower end of said loop and to cause the loop to assume an inclined position, for the purpose described.

THOMAS HUSTON. 

